City Of London

Post-Brexit London Races to Keep Its Head-Start in Fintech

Investment in British fintechs is up more than 217% to $11.6 billion, though the country lags behind the U.S. 

East London Tech City near Old Street.

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At the 600-year-old Guildhall in the City of London, key players in a two-decade-old industry looking to remake finance are gathering.

Innovate Finance’s summit -- part of U.K. Fintech Week -- aims to showcase Britain’s financial technology sector and its global ambitions. Its profile has never been higher, with soaring demand from both customers and investors -- even if the latter are proving a little harder to find than in the U.S.